Overview

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Course Description

Social workers are passionate about working with individuals, families, and communities to identify strategies that can facilitate progressive change. They understand how social, political, economic, environmental and cultural factors can impact wellbeing. Human rights and social justice are at the heart of social work; advocating to eliminate inequality and discrimination is a key role. Social workers respond to a wide range of social issues including family conflict, domestic violence, child abuse and neglect, poverty and financial difficulties, homelessness, mental health issues, substance use, grief and loss, disability and eco-social work.

Placements

You will develop the knowledge, skills and values to work towards social justice and social change in complex environments. You will graduate job ready, with...

You will develop the knowledge, skills and values to work towards social justice and social change in complex environments. You will graduate job ready, with 1,000 hours of professional placement that allows you to explore career paths that include direct support services, advocacy services and policy development. Our students also have the unique opportunity to work alongside health professionals at QUT Health Clinics to deliver important services to the local community who are accessing the low-vision optometry clinic. Placements may also be completed in rural and remote communities, or overseas.

Careers

This is an internationally recognised qualification and graduates may find employment locally, nationally, or overseas. Social workers may work in hospitals and...

This is an internationally recognised qualification and graduates may find employment locally, nationally, or overseas. Social workers may work in hospitals and community health care, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ health and social services, disability, child protection, youth work, criminal justice, family support and counselling, employment and legal services, and refugee wellbeing.

Positives: Every subject refers back to the practical side of the work, so even though there's a lot of theory involved before you get to go out on placement, every subject makes an effort to inform you of how it works in the field. All of the teachers I've had are still all in practice and so have lots of experience to offer...

Positives: Every subject refers back to the practical side of the work, so even though there's a lot of theory involved before you get to go out on placement, every subject makes an effort to inform you of how it works in the field. All of the teachers I've had are still all in practice and so have lots of experience to offer and are up to date with how it is in the real world.

Negatives: You don't get to go on placement until 3rd year, which is a long time to see if the work actually suits you/you enjoy it. It can also get a bit repetitive, a lot of the subjects overlap and so it often feels as though you're constantly doing the same thing.

My advice to future students is: Ask lots of questions - often things aren't as black and white or as straight forward as they seem and the teachers have a lot of knowledge and experience to offer, use it while you can. There isn't always a lot of literature either, so leave a lot of time to do research and LOTS of reading